"Humanity is never more sphinxlike than when it……" — Rebecca West

"Humanity is never more sphinxlike than when it is expressing itself."

— Rebecca West

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85 Quotes by Rebecca West

Rebecca West has 85 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

Motherhood is neither a duty nor a privilege, but simply the way that humanity can satisfy the desire for physical…
The adventure is over. Everything gets over, and nothing is ever enough. Except the part you carry with you.
It is a great pity that every human being does not, at an early stage of his life, have to…
Women know the damnation of charity because the habit of civilization has always been to throw them cheap alms rather…
Charity is an ugly trick. It is a virtue grown by the rich on the graves of the poor. Unless…
There is in every one of us an unending see-saw between the will to live and the will to die.
Getting a divorce is nearly always as cheerful and useful an occupation as breaking valuable china.
Those who foresee the future and recognize it as tragic are often seized upon by a madness which forced them…
There is no such thing as conversation. It is an illusion. There are intersecting monologues, that is all.
All good biography, as all good fiction, comes down to the study of original sin, of our inherent disposition to…
Of Virginia Woolf: The talent of this generation which is most certain of survival.
For the sake of my country, and perhaps a little for the sake of my soul, I have given up…

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More Expressing Quotes

This quote is filed under Expressing Quotes, one of 547 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:

I look at myself, and I see a Spanish person who's trying to be understood by an English-speaking audience and… — Javier Bardem
In expressing love we belong among the undeveloped countries. — Saul Bellow
Nowadays, with the state of the music business, for any artist, whether you're up-and-coming or you've been in it for… — Mary J. Blige
I suppose for me as an artist it wasn't always just about expressing my work; I really wanted, more than… — David Bowie
There, in the chords and melodies, is everything I want to say. The words just jolly it along. It's always… — David Bowie
What is genius but the power of expressing a new individuality? — Elizabeth Barrett Browning
I am searching for abstract ways of expressing reality, abstract forms that will enlighten my own mystery. — Eric Cantona
I try to find different ways of expressing myself. Without that I will die. — Eric Cantona
Often there are players who have only football as a way of expressing themselves and never develop other interests. And… — Eric Cantona
Whether it's people walking off 'The View' when Bill O'Reilly makes a statement about radical Islam or Juan Williams being… — Eric Cantor
There is also this benefit in brag, that the speaker is unconsciously expressing his own ideal. Humor him by all… — Miguel de Cervantes
Being stylish is about enjoying your life and expressing yourself and your inner light. — Tori Amos

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